Improved washing-machine



itntml tat-w vBENJAMIN PINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 100,002

, lated February 1870.

IMPROVE!) WASHING-LIACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Prsn, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Clothes-Washer; and l do hereby declare that thefollowing is a i'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to maire and use the same, referencebeing,r had to the accompanying drawing` forming part ot' thisspeoiiiration, in which-n Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectionot' my imM proved machine, taken through the line x x, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a top or plan view of the same, part being` broken away toshow thc construction.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the presser'.

Figure 4 is a detail view of the tbravard end of the connecting-bar.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an irnproved washing-machinewhich shall be simple in construction, easily operated, and effect-ivein operation, washing the clothes quickly and thoroughly by pressure,and without injuring the most delicato fabrics; and

lt consists in the construction and combination of various parts of themachine, as hereinafter nror'e fully described.

A is the box or tub of the machine, which is made rectangular in itsgeneral form, and which is snpported upon legs, B, of such a length asto raise the machine to a convenient height.

The bottom a. is made curved upon the arc of a circle having its center'upon the axis ofthe presser.

' lo the middle parts of the sides of the box A are attached twonprights, C, the upper ends of which are connected by the cross-bar D.

E are perforated metallic or wooden plates, placed at alittle distancefrom the ends of the tub A, with their upper' or top parts inclinedtoward the middle of the said'tub, as shown in tigs. 1 and 2. l`hcplates E are perforated with numerous holes to allow the water to passthrough them freely, and may be permanently or detachably secured inplace. I prefer to make them detachable, for convenience in washing thetub.

F are plates or valves, extending from a halt' to twothir'dsot' thelength of the pertorated plates E, as shown in tig. 2. rlhe outer' endsof the plates or valves F are pivoted to the sides ofthe tub or to theends of the perforated plates E, so that their inner or i'ec ends maymove back and forth freely.

G is the presser, which is formed by attaching,r two perforated platesto the lower end ot' the bar or bars H. 'lhe ends of the two plates Gare kept at the proper distance apart by being` 'attached to short barsplaced between them, as shown in iig. The lower edges of the perforatedplates G are also supported by a bar placed between them, as shown innos. 1 and 2.

l is :i plate or valve, placed in the space between the perloratcdplates G, upon one side only ofthe bar or bars il, and pivotcd at itslower' end so that'it may lie along the one or the other of thcperforated plates G, according` to the direction in which the pressermay be moving. The ripper end of the bar or bars l1 is pirotcd to thecross-bari 1), so that the lower edge oi' the presser, as it swings backand forth, may move alongI the curve ofthe bottoni u.' of the tub A.

etwcen the bars H, when two bars are used, or in a slot in the bar, whenonly one is used, is pivoted the forward end o the connecting-rod or barJ, by a bolt or piu, K., passing through the said conuecting-bar andthrough one or the other of the holes in the said bars H, so that byraising` or lowering thc pivotingbolt K the length of the swing` of thepresser' may be adjusted according to the quantity of clothing to beoperated upon.

The pivotinglpin or holt K passes through a slot in the connecting-bar Jand through a block, L, placed in a recess formed in the said bar i'orits reception.

At each end of the block L is placed a rubber block or spring, M, asshown in fig. 4. rlhis construction allows the presser to yield whenstopped by the clothes to allow the crank to pass its cent-er.

rllhe other' end of the connecting-rod J is pivotod to the crank-pinattached to the large gear-wheel N, the journals ot' which revolve inbearings attached to the end ofthe tub A, and the teeth ot' which meshinto the teeth 0f the small gear-wheel O, attached to the inner end ot'the shaft l, which revolves in bearings attached to the end of the tubA, and to the outer end of which the crank Q is attached,.by means ofwhich the machine is operated.

The 'gearing N O l? is incascd, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, to preventanything from coming in contact with it.

In usingT the machine the clothes to be washed are placed in about equalquantities upon each side of the presser', andas the said presser movesback and forth, they are. pressed against the perforated end plates E,squeezing out the water, which dissolves the dirt and carries it out ofthe clothes with it..

As the presser moves toward either end of the tub, pushing the clothesbefore it., the water forces baci; the valve F from the perforated plateE, and ilows into the end chambers of the tub. As the presser movesback, the valve F closes down against the perforated plate E, and thewater `can only get out by iiowing through the perforations in the, endpart of said per'-l t'oratedl plate E uncovered by thc valve F. rlhemore# ment of the presser through the water at the same time forcesthevalve I against the rear plate G of the and for the purpose setforth1 presser, so that the Water is forced to take :t diagonal course,und striking against the clothes it turns the clothes around, so thatwhen the presser returns euch time it will find the clothes in :tdifferent position, thus insuring the clothes being thoroughly washed inall their parts.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim ns new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination of the valves or pivoted plates F and I with the perforatedplates E and G oi' the washer, substantially as herein shown anddescribed,

2. The combination of the swinging presser G I H and the end plates E F,whether xed or detachable,

with each other and with the tub A, connecting-rod or bnr J, crankgear-wheel N, smell geur-wheel O, shaft P, and crunk (L), substantially:is herein shown and described, und for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the block L und rubber spring M with the slottedund recessed bnr J und with the pin or bolt K by which the snidbnr J ispivoted to the bar or bars H of the presser, substnntinll y as hereinshown und described, and for the purpose set forth.

'lhe above specification of 1n y invention signed by me this 30th dey ofDecember, 1869.

BENJAMIN PINE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. MABEE, J Aims T. GRAHAM.

